The Washington Capitals are interested in playing a regular-season game in Russia, which would mark a first for the NHL.
“We’ve talked about different things overseas and we’ve talked about some in Russia or some in Sweden. We’re not sure; it’s a league decision,” Capitals President Dick Patrick told The Washington Post, adding that if it comes to pass, it will be within the next two seasons.
If the NHL wants to put a regular-season game in Russia, no team makes more sense than the Capitals, led for the past 15 years by Alex Ovechkin, by far the most popular Russian in the league.